About the book: 1957 / To write this book, Petru Dumitriu, winner of the State Prize for 1955, spent some time at sea among fishermen. At first, the fishermen were surprised by the presence of a stranger working next to them. They didn’t want to give him oars. Later, when they became friends, the writer admitted that he was not a fisherman and came to them with a different purpose, to write a book. “However, the life of fishermen on the floating base “October Star” is not only difficult, hard work , says Petru Dumitriu. “There is also a rest when dusk falls, when the sky and sea seem to be covered with a soft light and the waves quietly sway, lulling you to sleep. At this hour, conversations begin, experienced sailors talk about their travels, fishermen read the newspaper, and young people dance on the poop to the sounds of harmonics.” All this gradually filled the pages of the writer’s notebook. This is how Burevestnik was created»…